Australia vs Sweden: Compensation of employees
Australia
9.5%
in 2022
Sweden
9.2%
in 2022
Australia rank
142nd
Sweden rank
145th
Compensation of employees over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9.5% against 9.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 145th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 7.0% | 3.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.2% | 1.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 9.5% against 9.2% in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Australia ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 145th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.